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Daz B
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Mostly birds, sometimes photos of other things too.
Portishead, North Somerset, UK.
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The path to further along the sea wall is currently closed whilst they place some large rocks in front of the wall to protect it from erosion. The closure means Kingston Pill inlet and Dowlais Pool(*) can't be viewed (*is it a pool yet after it dried up over the summer?!)
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a metal Heras fence is seen blocking a path along a sea wall. In the background is the sea and sun Some excavators and a dump truck are seen in the distance along sea wall
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I haven't been to Pill for quite a few months, but made the effort and went this afternoon. Saw the usual Sandpiper flitting between either side of the river, and ditto a pair of Curlew.
November 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Also heard, and maybe saw a Water Rail running around in a dark overgrown ditch (but could just have been a young Moorhen). Again can't confirm 100%.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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very! 😰
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Some Canada Geese, Mallards, gulls and Skylark are seen on the aforementioned high tide. This area is usually a large expansive salt marsh, but when super high tide, it all but disappears..
#UKbirding - Portishead, 8 November 2025.
Some Canada Geese in a serene blue sea with some foliage poking through. Two of the geese have their bums in the air and heads underwater looking for food. some Canada Geese, Mallard and Black-headed Gull on a nice flat blue sea. a small bird flying . in the background is an out-of-focus Goose and blue sea
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Don't often see Snipe but were lucky to spy four on the island today.
#UKbirding #PWNR - Portishead, 8 November 2025.Four
Four very well hidden brown Snipe stand on a rocky grassy shore of an island. They are accompanied by a white Black-Headed Gull
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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A few more views of the Redshank, along with their friends - Cormorants, Little Egret, Gulls, Jackdaws, Lapwing, various ducks and more.
#UKbirding #PWNR - Portishead, 8 November 2025.
a grassy island in a lake. On the island are a large number of birds including Redshank, Cormorant and Gulls. In the background are bushes, a ship's funnel, and a sewage works a grassy island in a lake. On the island are a large number of birds including Redshank, Cormorant and Gulls. Two Lapwing are also flying past. Fifty or so Redshank birds taking off from an island, flying over a lake
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Some bonus pics of the Wagtail and Sandpiper.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 5 November 2025.
a brown & white Sandpiper stands on a seaweed covered rock next to a river/sea inlet. a brown & white Sandpiper stands on a rock in a river/sea inlet. The bird has a string of seaweed in its beak a grey & yellow Grey Wagtail stands on a seaweed covered rock next to a river/sea inlet. a grey & yellow Grey Wagtail stands on a slither of rock in a river
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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(Oh they're probably Linnet)
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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(Alt text autocorrect typo - "doorway" should be "footway")
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The wall will be shut for five weeks whilst they dump tons of large boulders in front of the exposed sea wall to protect it.
A sign saying the "doorway will be closed from 27th October 2025 to enable repair works to the concrete revetments. Works are anticipates to take 5 weeks. A diversion will be in place for the duration of the closure". A partial view of the exposed sea wall being battered by the sea. To the right are some old protective rocks. Several black & white oystercatcher on a muddy beach. This will soon be covered in rocks.
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM